Window-curtain support.



' P. SHORKEY.

WINDOW GURTAI-N SUPPORT.

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` 'f1' WINDOW-CURTAIN s'PPoRT.

Patented July 1 1913.

Application filed January 7, 1913. Serial No. 740,662.

To all whom t may concern.'

Be it known that I, PETER SHO'RKEY, a citizen of the United States,residing at Ashburnham, in the county of Worcester and State ofMassachusetts, have invented. certain new and useful Improvements inVVindow-Curtain Supports, of which the following is a specication.

This invention relates to shade roller hangers and curtain hangersemployed for simultaneously supporting shade rollers and lace curtainsor lambrequins from a window, and has for one of its objects to simplifyand improve the construction and increase the eiliciency and utility ofdevices of this character.

Another object of the invention is to provide a simply constructeddevice whereby the parts are adjustable to adapt the device to shaderollers of various lengths and likewise to curtain poles of variouslengths.

Another object of the invention is to provide a simply constructeddevice whereby curtain poles may be conveniently supported in a corneror other inaccessible locality.

With these and other objects in view the invention consists in certainnovel features of construction as hereinafter shown and described andthen specifically pointed out in the claims, and in the drawingsillustrative of the preferred embodiment of the invention. Figure 1 is aperspective view of the improved device connected to a window casing.Fig. 2 is an enlarged perspective view of one end of the improved deviceillustrating its construction more fully. Fig. 3 is a front elevation ofthe parts shown in Fig. 2. Fig.v

4 is a transverse section on the line 4-4 of Fig. 3. Fig. 5 is aperspective detail illustrating a modification in the construction. n

Corresponding and like parts are referred to in the followingdescription and indicated in all the views of the drawings by the samereference characters.

The improved device comprises a rigid bar 10 adapted to be connected tothe lintel portion of a window casing by screws or other similarsuitable fastening devices 11 so that the bar may be readily detached orapplied as required.

Connected to the upper edges of the bar 10 near the ends are guideplates 12, the Iguide plates projecting by their outer edges beyond theouter face of the bar as shown. Connected to the bottom edges of the bar10 near the ends are other clamp plates 13 which project at theirforward edges beyond the outer face of the bar. By this means the bar isformed with guide channels 7at its ends and extending inwardly from theends for a distance as shown. Pivoted at 14 to each of the upper guidestrips or plates 12 1s an arm 15 upturned at the outer end, yas shown at16. By this means the arms are free to swing upon the pivots 14 and areadapted to support a curtain pole, represented at 17. The pole may be ofany suitable construction, but an ordinary extensible pole is preferablyemployed, as shown. The arms 15 are of sulcient length so that theupturned terminal 16 may be projected beyond the ends of the bar 10 andthe guide plates 1213, and thus support the terminals of the pole beyondthe terminals of the bar and its attachments. By this means the pole maybe arranged to project into the corner of a room and in advance of thebar,

when by reason of the construction of thek 18 with an open slot 19 inonel end and with the portions of the material of the bracket which arelocated opposite the slot distended for frictional engagement with theconfronting faces of the projecting portions of the guide strips. Bythis means the bracket is held from accidental displacement or fro-mworking loose under the strains to which it will be subjected.

A clamp plate 2O extends between the confronting faces of the guardstrips and fits closely against the same at the ends and bears by itsinner face closely against the inner face of the bracket. The screw 21eX- tends through an aperture in the plate 20 and is tapped into thebody of the bar 10. By this means the brackets 18 may be rmly clampedinto position while at the same time by reason of the frictionalengagement between the bracket and the guide strips, all tendency towork loose is obviated. If it is desired to adjust the bracketlongitudinally of the bar it is only necessary to slightly loosen thebolt .21 when the bracket may be moved against the resistance of theguide strips to any desired extent within the range of the open slot 19.

Directed outwardly from theouterend of each of thelbase portions is anarm 22 having perforations of the usual form toreceive the journals ofsaid rollers, the lat-ter not being shown as it forms no part in thepresent invention.

In Fig. 5 is shown a slight modication in the construction consisting insubstituting for the bracket 18-22 a base 24 having a longitudinal slotsimilar to the base 18 and they slot 19, and bearing between theconfronting faces of the strips 12--13 and secured in place by the clampplate 20 and clamp screw 21.

Projecting from the base member 24 is an arm 2G similar to the arm 15with an up turned terminal 27 similar to the up-t-urned; terminal 16.This modified construction may be employed under certain circumstanceswhen required.

Thebar 10 is preferably ofy wood, while the remaining portions of thedevice are of metal, and will be plated or otherwise ornament-ed orprotected.

The impro-ved devicevis simple in construction, can be inexpensivelymanufactured and applied, and operates eectually for the purpose asdescribed.

Having thus described the invention, what I claim is:

1. A curtain fixture comprising a rigid bar adapted to be connected to awindow and with` the upper and lower edges extending in parallelrelations, guide strips connected to the upperand lower edges of thebaand extending in advance of the same, shade roller brackets eachincluding a base portion provided with a longitudinal slot open at oneend and bearing aga-inst the bar between the guides and distended tofrictionally engage the guides and clamping means oper ating through theslots. and into the bar.

2. A curtain lixture'comprising a rigid bar adapted to be connected to awindow and with the upper and lower edges extending in parallelrelations, guide strips connected to the upper and lower edges of thebar and extending in advance of the same, shaderoller brackets eachincluding a base portion provided with a longitudinal slot open at oneend and bearing againstthe bar bet-Ween the guides and distended torictionally engage the guides, a clamp plate engaging over each bracketbase and bearing at its end'against the confronting faces of the guides,and a holding device extending through each` of the plates and'into thebar.

In testimony whereof ai'tix my signature in presenceof two witnesses.

11i- PETERAA b sHoRKEY. [e 3.1' mario VV- itnesses ELLEN` EDITHLAsI-IUA, J Aims F.- Hann.

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